Avtandil Khurtsidze arrested, Saunders title fight canceled
One of the fights that fight fans were looking forward to will no longer happen as Billy Joe Saunders middleweight title defense against #1 contender Avtandil Khurtsidze is now off due to Khurtsidze’s legal troubles. Khurtsidze, who is from Russian, but relocated to Brooklyn, New York, was arrested on Wednesday
Avtandil Khurtsidze stops Tommy Langford for WBO interim title
Avtandil Khurtsidze (33-2-2 22KOs) picked up the WBO interim middleweight title over Tommy Langford (18-1 6KOs) from the Leicester Arena, Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Khurtsidze a heavy favorite going into the bout despite having to travel overseas split the first four rounds with Langford, but Langford got an irrational boost in
J-Rock next in line for title, Khurtsidze upsets Antoine Douglas
Julian Williams (23-0-1, 14 KOs,) yet again proved why he might just be the best in 154 lbs. as at the Sands Event Center in Bethlehem, PA is now the number one contender to the IBF world junior middleweight title by defeating Marcello Matano (16-2, 5 KOs) as he defeated
J-Rock Williams, Douglas and Harrison featured on March 5th Showtime card
Rising middleweight contender Antoine Douglas had to wait five days, but he learned the identity of his new opponent on Tuesday. Antoine Douglas will take on Avtandil Khurtsidze in a 10-round bout on March 5 at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the co-main event of a Showtime-televised tripleheader